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Develop a Wide TakeAway for a Longer Overall Swing.

This drill was inspired by an instructor at the Jim McLean Golf Schools at Doral in Miami Florida. Her name is Alana Swain. Her video tip was posted on the Revolution Golf website. She has many students who are not clear on the Arc or Plane of the takeaway and the downswing. Many think they should be the same. Her explanation of the difference was so good, that I shot this video and demonstrated how the GolfGym PowerSwing Trainer can help all golfers improve their strength and achieve a wider takeaway and backswing to produce a much longer swing which in turn will produce More Distance and Power.

GolfGym – One Piece Takeaway for a Better Golf Swing

Ken Pierce of GolfGym demonstrates Two Drills to Improve and Develop a One Piece Takeaway. Your golf swing should start with a good one piece takeaway. Tiger Woods, Brandt Snedeker and every other professional golfer starts with a good one piece takeaway. Easy to perform and very effective these simple drills will get your core involved so can feel the proper position.

Below is the exercise manual that comes with every GolfGym PowerSwing Trainer.It demonstrates the way to use the PowerSwing Trainer to improve strength and flexibility.

George “The Animal” Slupski won the 2010 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship – Senior Division with drive of 405 yards.

Here is an exercise with George “The Animal” Slupski. He has been competing in Long Drive Competitions for nearly 15 years. Georges Credentials: 15-Times, World Long Drive Finalist Top 10 All-Time Money Leaders (World Long Drive Finals) 1 of only 6 Long Drive competitors to reach the Finals every year since RE/MAX has been the major sponsor (11 years) Winner of over 15 Professional Long Drive events. Winner of the 2011 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship Senior Division with at 406 yard drive. Here is some video of a small part of his Power Drills with Jeffrey Fronk.

PGA Tour Pro Stewart Cink talks about injury prevention while he does some exercises in the PGA Tour Fitness Trailer. In two of the exercises he is using the GolfGym PowerBandz Medium Resistance. You can see the Heavy Resistance PowerBandz hanging along side. There are three (3) sets hanging in that trailer and they are being used all the time.

Ken Pierce demonstrates two warm up routines to get ready to step up to the first tee. Easy and simple, they will help to get your body ready for that first strike and the 1.5 seconds of explosive power.

PGA & Web.com Tour Player Jason Gore

Hip Turn with Medicine Ball

This exercise is dealing with lower-body rotation. The difference is that you will perform this exercise while holding a medicine ball be­tween your knees. This means your hips will go through a slightly reduced range of motion. Without the ball, for example, you may find that you are able to turn and drop your right leg to the side without your left shoulder coming up off the floor. When you try to get your left leg to stack on top of your right leg, perhaps your shoulder will pull off the floor.

Here, because the ball is preventing your left leg from being able to stack directly on top of the right leg, you may find your body able to perform the move properly. The medicine ball will also strengthen your hips, spinal rotators, and core.

Now, you’re dealing with eight pounds of resistance while you’re doing it. You also have to keep a firm squeeze on the medicine ball to hold it in place. Just about every known law of physics will back me up when I say that you definitely don’t want to loosen your grip on the ball when you’re in the knees-straight-up position.

How to do it:

Lie back on the floor or on a mat with your legs bent and a medicine ball squeezed between your knees. Place your arms out to your sides, palms down, to help stabilize you. Raise your legs by flexing at the hips. Your thighs should be perpendicular to the floor and your lower legs should be parallel to the floor. Both your hips and knees should be flexed at ninety degrees.

Slowly drop your hips to the right side until the outer part of your right leg touches the floor. Try to keep your left shoulder from coming up off the floor. Hold for a beat, then slowly return to the starting position. Don’t drop the ball—it will negatively impact more than just your golf game!

Hold the knees-straight- up position for a beat, then slowly drop your knees to the left side. Try to get the outer part of your left leg to touch the floor with­out your right shoulder lifting off the floor. Hold for a beat, then return to the starting position to complete the rep.

Do as many reps as you are capable of doing well. Doing three of them well is better than doing six poorly. You will definitely feel the separation and the rotation. Good Luck.

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